At the time Dugdale was holding a large red-handled kitchen knife and swinging a claw hammer around.

He was stabbing the knife in the top of the garden fence while shouting at Mr French to come down.

When Mr French’s sister came out Dugdale smashed the front passenger window of her Renault Clio.

The blade of the knife he was holding was said to have been eight to 10 inches long.

Magistrates heard Dugdale raised the hammer about his head leading Mr French’s sister to retreat inside the property.

Ms Small said when Dugdale arrived home his mother saw him at the kitchen sink washing blood from his hand. He had seemed angry and the knife and hammer were on the floor with blood on the knife’s handle.

When police first arrived at the scene they saw Dugdale walking down the centre of the road carrying the weapons in an aggressive manner.

As they approached him he was swearing about someone and asking for help.

Dugdale leaned on their car as they got out and began flailing his arms. Although he then calmed down, Dugdale flared up again and began struggling and swearing, threatening the officers by saying he would butt them.

Mark Holt, representing Dugdale, said his client did not accept that he and Mr French had been playing Grand Theft Auto. Dugdale claimed he had become angry because he had twice confided in Mr French only for his confidences to have been betrayed.

Mr Holt said he had no doubt it had been “frightening for those who witnessed the incident, but in reality it was all words and bluster”.

Dugdale admitted affray, two counts of possessing an offensive weapon, criminal damage and resisting arrest. He was told his case would be sent to crown court for sentencing.

When Dugdale’s application for bail was denied he swore loudly at the magistrates as he was taken away.